Focus on punctuation marks and what can easily go wrong.
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This lesson contains 28 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
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Punctuation
Focus on punctuation marks and what can easily go wrong.
Slide 1 - Slide
Punctuation marks
Slide 2 - Slide
Match the punctuation marks to their names. Write the number behind the name.
,
?
.
!
( )
:
'
" "
;
-
full stop
semicolon
comma
exclamation mark
colon
question mark
brackets
apostrophe
hyphen
quotation marks
Slide 3 - Drag question
1. Which of these is NOT a punctuation mark?
A
Apostrophe
B
Comma
C
Hashtag
D
Dash
Slide 4 - Quiz
2. "did you take the subway or the bus" - How should this sentence be punctuated?
A
Question mark (?)
B
First letter of first word in capitals and question mark (?)
C
Period (.)
D
Exclamation mark (!)
Slide 5 - Quiz
3. Choose the correct statement: (correctly punctuated)
A
My aunt who lives in Mumbai is a doctor.
B
My aunt, who lives in Mumbai, is a doctor.
C
My aunt, who lives in Mumbai is a doctor.
D
My aunt who lives in Mumbai, is a doctor.
Slide 6 - Quiz
Period/Full stop
USA: period
UK: full stop
Used to indicate when a sentence is finished.
Use the period at the end of a complete sentence that is a statement (meaning not a question or an exclamation).
For example: I'm so sad this is over.
Slide 7 - Slide
Full Stop (period)
At the end of a statement – declarative sentence.
My dog loves the postman.
To signal the end of a thought.
At the end of a command with mild forcefulness.
Please leave the room.
I wish he were here.
Slide 8 - Slide
Julia ran as fast as lightning not caring where she was going suddenly she stopped Insert full stops to create 2 sentences. Also consider capitalisation (hoofdletters).
Slide 9 - Open question
Slide 10 - Slide
COMMA
Use a comma to separate two or more items in a sentence. I love boxing, my family, and my dog.
Use a comma between the day of the week and the month-date. / Between two numbers in the date. I will be there on Monday, December 25. / April 2, 2024.
Use a comma between the name of a city and the state/province/county. I was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Slide 11 - Slide
Add a comma. Becky walked on her head a little higher than usual.
Slide 12 - Open question
Slide 13 - Slide
Add a comma. Slow children crossing.
Slide 14 - Open question
Slide 15 - Slide
Add a comma. Go get him doctors!
Slide 16 - Open question
Slide 17 - Slide
Add comma(s), like they do in the UK! Every day Anthony turns slides and swings
Slide 18 - Open question
Slide 19 - Slide
QUESTION MARK
- To show that a question is being asked.
- A question mark replacesa period at the end of a sentence.
For example: Do you have a cat?
Slide 20 - Slide
Slide 21 - Slide
seeking information
signal the end of a thought
to express a lot of emotion
rhetorical question
at the end of a statement
a command
a sudden order
Slide 22 - Drag question
What a cute puppy
A
!
B
,
C
?
D
.
Slide 23 - Quiz
Have you had lunch yet
A
!
B
,
C
?
D
.
Slide 24 - Quiz
Use of Capital Letters
Use a capital letter for
proper nouns (places, people with names, titles, weeks/months), for the personal pronoun I (ik),
at the beginning of a NEW sentence.
Slide 25 - Slide
Add punctuation and capital letters. She left for los angeles california on saturday june 15